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Run OLSync Setup

Applies to: Live@edu

Topic last modified: 2011-12-02

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Outlook Live Directory Sync (OLSync) is the synchronisation solution for Microsoft Live@edu customers. If you are running a cloud-based email service with Microsoft Office 365 for enterprises, you must use the Microsoft Online Services Directory Synchronisation tool to synchronise your directories.

When you run Outlook Live Directory Sync (OLSync) Setup, it installs files and creates the Active Directory Management Agent and the Outlook Live Management Agent and the connector spaces for the agents, and initiates the metaverse.

Run Setup

  1. Download the appropriate setup file:
  2. To run OLSync Setup, double-click the file you downloaded.
  3. On the Welcome to Outlook Live Management Agent Setup page, click Next.
  4. On the End-User Licence Agreement page, select I accept the terms in the end-user licence agreement, and then click Next.
  5. On the Select an Installation Option, select Install and configure Outlook Live Management Agent (Recommended), and then click Install.
    Note   If the Prerequisite Verification page appears, you have to cancel Setup and comply with all prerequisites before you can continue. Click Cancel. For more information to help you comply with the prerequisites, see OLSync Prerequisites.
    If the Prerequisite Verification page doesn't appear, OLSync Setup installs files. The next part of Setup configures and imports the management agents.
  6. On the Enter Source Forest Credential Information page, enter the following information:
    • Forest name: Enter the FQDN for the forest that OLSync will connect with, for example, forest.contoso.com.
    • Domain\user name: Enter the domain name where you created the OLSync service account, a backslash (\), and the service account alias, for example, contoso\OLSync_sa.
    • Password: Enter the password for the OLSync service account.
    • Microsoft Exchange version: Select the latest version of Microsoft Exchange that is running in the Active Directory forest that you are connecting to. If you aren't running Microsoft Exchange in the on-premises forest, select AD Only.
    Click Next. Setup will verify the credentials with the on-premises Active Directory before it continues to the next step.
  7. On the Enter Outlook Live Credential Information page:
    • Select I will use a Windows Live ID service account to authenticate, and enter the following values:
      • Connection URL   Enter the connection URL for Outlook Live: https://ps.outlook.com/powershell
      • Windows Live ID   Enter the user principal name of the OLSync service account, for example, OLSync@service.contoso.edu.
      • Password   Enter the password for the OLSync service account.
    Important   Certificate authentication is no longer supported on new installations of OLSync.
    Click Next. Setup will verify the credentials with Outlook Live before it continues to the next step.
  8. On the Completing the Outlook Live Management Agent Setup page, click Finish.

Test the configuration to verify the import of the OLMA configuration

To verify that the import of the OLMA configuration, open the FIM 2010 Synchronisation Service Manager or the ILM 2007 Identity Manager and make sure the Hosted and OnPremise management agents are listed.

  1. If you’re using FIM 2010, click Start > All Programs > Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager > Synchronisation Service.
    If you’re using ILM 2007, click Start > All Programs > Microsoft Identity Integration Server > Identity Manager.
  2. Click Management Agents.
  3. Under Management Agents, verify that the OnPremise and Hosted management agents are listed in the Name column.

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